ProShop

ProShop Software

Comments: Overall experience has been positive. I would highly recommend this software to any company small or large who want an easy to use software the will make them more efficient and better.

Pros:

The software is very user friendly for people at all levels of the organization. The single software manages all aspects of our manufacturing company beginning with estimating and ending with invoicing. It is completely paperless and eliminates many unneeded man hours for tasks like data entry or collecting out of rev prints from the shop floor. It also manages our entire QMS to ensure compliance with AS9100 and incorporates the requirements of the QMS into standard workflows for all employees. This makes audits very easy to prepare for. It also integrates easily with Quickbooks for ease of accounting functions. Finally, the cloud based approach makes the IT aspects so simple and worry free, plus I can easily access the software when I'm away from the shop! So many additional positives to list, I could go on and on.....

Cons:

I really don't have any cons to list. If I had to list one thing for improvement it would be to have just a little more flexibility of category fields in the estimating module so I could adopt costing for the composites industry easier. That being said, my implementation specialist was able to help me come up with some work arounds to accomplish what I need.

Review

Comments: Proshop for me has been a game changer. No longer am I have to run a business off 3 or 4 spreadsheets. I have one central place to use as a hub and understand how our business/jobs are running.

Pros:

I like the easy of use of Proshop the best. It was built for a machine shop and all the processes are easy understandable. It give you 99% of everything you need to run your business from a QMS and ERP side in one package.

Cons:

I would like the see a Built in CRM in Proshop.

Alternatives Considered: JobBOSS² and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Reasons for Choosing ProShop: We changed due to Mie track Pro not being able to schedule like Proshop. We were always having to find a work around to do simple task in Mie track Pro and in Proshop had a out of the box solution for each problem.

Switched From: MIE Trak Pro

Reasons for Switching to ProShop: I had purchased Proshop at my last company and 100% thought it was the best system out there for the money. We tested all the other systems and I just did not think they were to the level of Proshop.

ERP the way it should be.

Comments: This has changed how we do business. We're no longer burdened with the limitations of spreadsheets and paper documents. We can respond much quicker and increase throughput with better planning.

Pros:

I love how all the modules work in unison to provide the most accurate information possible in real-time.

Cons:

Cross-module queries are not easily accomplished without exporting to Excel.

Regret

Comments: Not satisfied and frustrated.

Pros:

The software includes many features that are difficult to navigate.

Cons:

Proshop is complicated to implement. It is not intuitive. Support has gone drastically downhill since we purchased 18 months ago. Easy tasks take way too long to accomplish. Training new employees is very time consuming and frustrating for everyone involved. The help menu is almost worthless. The software has many glitches you have to learn to deal with.

Small Australian Job Shop invests in ProShop ERP - Reaps Rewards...eventually.

Comments: ProShop ERP has helped us level up as a small business. We now manage the business with real data to deliver work on time and improve our profitability.Our DIFOT numbers are significantly better.Our productivity is much higher - no need for afternoon shift and increased sales.

Pros:

The best thing about ProSHop ERP is that is was designed and developed by Machinists for Machinists.The workflow is continuous and each stage is linked with hyperlinks. Estimating>Quoting>Customer PO>create Part>create Work Order>Purchase Order(s) for inputs>Invoicing.Machinists and Programmers get everything they always wanted:1) Unlimited Setup Data - Places for Photos and Videos of setups, Tool Lists, Fixture numbers, GCODE in Part Folder2) Sequence Details, Operation Descriptions, Part Development for feedback, FAI and in Process Inspection Lists and tolerances, Print and Part Revisions, and Equipment Used.3) Inspection reports, Document lists, Carton Labels all add to the professional presentation of the job when the customer receives it.Easy to adjust the Schedule Live - Drag and Drop or change the work cell as required on Work Order.Although the software is massive - we can use all or just some of the features when it makes sense to do so. Eg. a Quick job can have a very basic Template that outputs a very simple Work Order - so no time is wasted on excessive data entry. The cloud based Database that is the core of ProShop is rock solid - we experienced no outages or lost data.ProShop ERP can handle a lot more than I was expecting of ERP. HR - skills & training matrix. Uers can create training requirements and track who has completed them. The ability to store GCODE, CAD CAM data and any documents securely.

Cons:

The GUI is not pretty. Graphics are under used, it is a text heavy interface.Reports are not intuitive for me, but my [SENSITIVE CONTENT] has mastered the Query System for custom reporting.The learning curve for our business was enormous. This was because we implemented ISO9001, Paperless/Cloud Computing, Time Tracking and ProShop ERP simultaneously. The culture shock of working as a team to collect data so it could become useful for costing and scheduling was uncomfortable.Expensive - It is a significant, long term commitment.

Alternatives Considered: DBA Manufacturing

Reasons for Choosing ProShop: DBA uses our local server which is due to be retired or replaced. It was poorly managed and needed considerable time invetsed to "clean up" the data. We decided that that time could be spent deploying a newer system.We wanted Live Data and the transition to a Cloud based system was identified as a solution to improve data, cybersecurity and included Industry 4.0 benefits..It was aligned withthe defence work we aspired to win.

Switched From: DBA Manufacturing

Reasons for Switching to ProShop: We were only going to choose to improve our DBA Mfg database or implement ProShop ERP.We had an independent firm (IQMS) evaluate ProShop ERP and they were impressed.Online reviews and forums favoured ProShop over other ERP.Podcasts promoted the software and the testimonials were strong.